ATI RN
ATI Medical Surgical 2 Final 2024 Assessment Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a severe gangrenous infection of the right lower extremity. The nurse should plan preoperative teaching based on the possibility of which of the following amputation procedures?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Phantom pain is a real phenomenon with physiological underpinnings, not merely psychological, and should be included in preoperative teaching to prepare the patient. Tingling sensations or expectations of pain disappearing soon are not accurate, and pain may not gradually lessen as phantom limb pain can be intense.
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Question 3 of 5
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Question 4 of 5
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Question 5 of 5
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